The patrol vessel of the Sakai Coast Guard Office "Hekura" was fired upon by a South Korean fishing boat in Takeshima.
Fortunately none of the crew was injured, and the vessel itself was not badly damaged. Even so, this is a very serious problem.
On 27th of last month, the two patrol vessels Kuzuryu and Oki visited Takeshima, erected markers to make known that Takeshima is Japanese territory, and demanded 6 South Korean fishermen leave from the island. Hekura again visited Takeshima on 12th to survey the situation since then.
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Editorial / Gunfire from South Korean boats and the threat against Takeshima (San'in Shimpo [newspaper])
| Document title | Editorial / Gunfire from South Korean boats and the threat against Takeshima (San'in Shimpo [newspaper]) |
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| Date created (Western calendar) | July 15, 1953 |
| Date created (Japanese era) | July 15, Showa 28 |
| Author(s) / Editor(s) | |
| Publisher | San'in Shimposha (present-day San'in Chuo Shimpo) |
| Name of publication | an'in Shimpo [newspaper] |
| Content | An editorial written with increasingly growing a sense of crisis over the shooting incident against a Japanese patrol vessel in Takeshima on July 12th, 1953. It appeals that "An unarmed peaceful country is under threat from military power which lacks understanding and goodwill". |
| Language | Japanese |
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| Public access | Open |
| Repository | Shimane Prefectural Library (Japanese Only) |
| Medium | Microfilm |
| Copies | 1 page |
| Reference No. | T1953071500102 |
| Reference & Information | Follow the instruction at Shimane Prefectural Library to see microfilm |
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